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Past Simple Explanation

The document provides information about using past simple tense in English. It discusses: 1) Past simple is used to talk about completed actions in a time before now, whether recent or distant past. 2) It has different structures for regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs add "-ed" and irregular verbs have varying past forms. 3) Examples of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences are given for first, second, third person singular and plural verbs.

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Past Simple Explanation

The document provides information about using past simple tense in English. It discusses: 1) Past simple is used to talk about completed actions in a time before now, whether recent or distant past. 2) It has different structures for regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs add "-ed" and irregular verbs have varying past forms. 3) Examples of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences are given for first, second, third person singular and plural verbs.

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Seize the day, enjoy the present

Past simple
A2 level

Content: Past simple is to talk about a completed action in a time before now; the action
can be from a recent past or a distant past. And it has the following structure:

Pronoun Verb (past)


I Irregular: Ate, had, went, thought, got up,
You woke up, ran, slept, did, came, said, made,
We built, rose, told, spoke, kept, understood,
They found etc.
He Regular: Worked, watched, played, created,
She jumped, loved, hoped, listened, laughed,
It accepted, changed, earned, failed, happened,
passed, etc.

Affirmative

* Irregular verbs change their structure when used in past tenses.

* Regular verbs just add –ed at the end of the word for past tenses.

Negative

Pronoun Negative Verb (present)


auxiliary (past)
I Irregular: Eat, have, go, think, get up,
You wake up, sleep, do, come, say, make,
We
Did not build, rise, tell, speak, keep,
They or understand, find, etc
He Regular: Work, watch, play, create,
She didn’t jump, love, hope, listen, laugh, accept,
It change, earn, fail, happen, pass, etc.
Seize the day, enjoy the present

Interrogative

Interrogative Pronoun Verb (present) Always finish with


auxiliary (past) question mark
I Irregular: Eat, have, go, think,
You get up, wake up, sleep, do,
We come, say, make, build, rise, tell,

?
They speak, keep, understand, find,
Did He etc.
She Regular: Work, watch, play,
It create, jump, love, hope, listen,
laugh, accept, change, earn, fail,
happen, pass, etc.
Examples: It
1st singular
1) The dog fell into the river.
1) I spoke with my father yesterday 2) The dog didn’t fall into the river.
2) I didn’t speak with my father yesterday 3) Did the dog fall into the river?
3) Did I speak with my father yesterday?
Plurals
nd
2 Singular
We
1) You called me at work in the morning.
2) You didn’t call me at work in the 1) We had to visit grandma after
morning shopping. :O
3) Did you call me at work in the 2) We didn’t have to visit grandma after
morning? shopping
3) Did we have to visit grandma after
3rd Singular shopping?

He They

1) He made a mess in the kitchen. 1) They went to Paris for their


2) He didn’t make a mess in the kitchen honeymoon
3) Did he make a mess in the kitchen? 2) They didn’t go to Paris for their
honeymoon
She 3) Did they go to Paris for their
1) My mom waited for me the entire night honeymoon?
2) My mom didn’t wait for me.
3) Did my mom wait for me last night?

For further practice go to: https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_past_simple.htm

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